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El agua del río corre a través de una presa.
Posted inScience Updates

Un enfoque holístico de los datos hidroeléctricos

by Debjani Singh 10 January 202410 January 2024

Una nueva plataforma en línea ofrece extensos datos y herramientas sobre los recursos hidroeléctricos de EE. UU., lo que permite tomar decisiones basadas en datos en el nexo energía-agua.

An aerial view of water being released down the spillway of the Coyote Valley Dam, with a large earthen berm in the background
Posted inNews

Weather and Watershed Forecasting Make for Dam Smart Water Use

by Nicole Choi 13 December 202330 January 2024

Using weather forecasts in reservoir management improves decisions about water supplies. Now researchers are studying the hydrology around reservoirs to help apply this strategy nationwide.

A river in Iceland seen from above
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Gently Down the Stream: Carbon’s Journey from Land to Sea and Beyond

by Nathaniel Scharping 6 November 20237 November 2023

Movement of carbon from land to ocean and atmosphere plays an important, but understudied, role in the global carbon cycle.

Satellite image of the site of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Dam, after the landslide. Image copyright Planet, used with permission. Image dated 29 October 2023.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

Subansiri: a significant landslide at a hydroelectric dam in India

by Dave Petley 30 October 202330 October 2023

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On Friday 27 October 2023 a major landslide occurred at the site of the  Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Power  facility in Assam, northern India. The landslide is significant because it has blocked the […]

A bicycle leans against a railing overlooking Buffalo Bayou. Piles of sand block the sidewalk along the railing.
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Hurricane Harvey Filled Houston with Sediment

by J. Besl 6 October 20236 October 2023

The storm’s record-setting rains moved an equally impressive amount of sediment and elevated the risk and expense of absorbing all that muck.

Google Earth image of the lower dam and the city of Derna.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

Further information about the Wadi Derna dams

by Dave Petley 14 September 202314 September 2023

The dam failure disaster on Wadi Derna in Libya is now thought to have killed 20,000 people The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. As the true horror of the Derna flood disaster in Libya continues to become apparent, […]

One of the dams that collapsed at Wadi Derna
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The failed dams in Wadi Derna in Libya

by Dave Petley 13 September 202313 September 2023

Information is now emerging about the two dams that collapsed in Wadi Derna, causing the devastating floods in Libya

A beaver swims with a stick through a creek in front of tall grass and brush.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Beavers Are Remaking Microbial Ecosystems in the Arctic

by Saima May Sidik 22 August 202322 August 2023

As beavers expand their range northward into the Arctic tundra, changes in bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities appear to be following.

Water rushes through part of a dam.
Posted inScience Updates

A Holistic Approach to Hydropower Data

by Debjani Singh 21 August 202310 January 2024

A new online platform offers comprehensive data and tools about U.S. hydropower assets, enabling data-driven decisionmaking at the energy–water nexus.

A boxy spacecraft with large solar “wings” takes a detailed look at Earth’s surface.
Posted inNews

Major Lakes Have Suffered Major Water Losses over the Past Few Decades

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 27 June 202329 June 2023

A new study shows that losses are global in both arid and humid regions and could have significant impacts on a quarter of Earth’s population.

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